Melvyn Dalley, SheffieldPrivatisation has failed, as it seems do in most public services.
David Motta, FolkestoneYou know it makes sense, along with public ownership of gas, electricity and water. And while we are on the subject why not motor insurance?
Connor Nightingale , HuddersfieldPrivate means profit. Railways should be run for the people not profit.
Donna Ainsworth, LeatherheadI am tired of being late for work, late getting home, waiting nervously for trains at unmanned stations, and having no toilets or waiting rooms open on a cold night.
Barry Wilkinson, AldershotRe-nationalise the railways. They are for transport for all of the nation and should be nationally owned.
David Abbott, FranceIf only Miliband had some guts and re-nationalised the whole shebang of former public industries.
Joshua Flynn, ChelmsfordThe exaggerated expense of tickets makes cost of travel into London unwieldy, impractical and expensive for those too poor to afford such services.
Paul White, HuddersfieldEast Coast Line is the model railway outfit for all UK rail.
Sylvia Coles, NottinghamAll essential services should be nationalised. That’s rail, water, energy, post office, and schools under local authority control.
Norman Fellows, Confolens, FranceWe need to restore the railway network to the commons.
Steve Lucas, SurbitonThe East Coast line proves that public ownership works.
Kieran Smith, PooleThe railways are in desperate need of being re-nationalised as the privatisation of the railways has caused a variety of issues for the public.
Mark Waterer, AshfordRailways were privatised so why is the government spending £50bn to build a new line only to hand it over to a private operator for the benefit of a few people?
Margaret Berry, NottinghamThe railways should be for people, not private profit.
Mark McCabe, GlasgowThe railways should never have been privatised. It’s all about looking after shareholders and not passengers. Fares are ridiculously expensive and overcrowding worse.
Carolyn Mayfield, OkehamptonWe need proper services, proper pricing which is comprehensible and trains that are affordable and usable. I would use a train to commute to work if I could.
Eira Short, RochdaleWe want our public transport service back. We still pay for it in taxes.
Dave Wilson, HarlowThe scandal of penalties which load the dice against Railtrack in favour of train operating companies.
Alex Southern, LondonIntercity, the first profitable BR sector and envy of the world unmercifully butchered first. Bring back British Rail.
Carol Canning, High WycombeTrain services should not be run for private profit.
Nigel Dallison, AngleseyLet us all have our railways back in public ownership. A Labour government might help.
Nik Allday, BostonWe must get rid of this totalitarian neo-liberal philosophy. Railways are a social necessity and cannot successfully be ‘owned’ by private individuals for profit.
Louise Ffoulkes, LondonLet the railways be run for the passengers and not for the shareholders.
Brian Hutton, DundeeCar culture is killing our planet.
Ian Young, HexhamAs an ex-employee of British Rail, I can honestly say it was a pleasure to work hard and to serve the public. Re-nationalise now.
Gala Middleton, NewarkEast Coast Trains proved that public ownership works. How ridiculous to then sell it.
Pat Brennan, DerbyThe railway system should be a service, an essential part of the country’s network, which is necessary for good communication.
Steve Revins, BirminghamRailway workers and users together to fight for our interests.
Sebastian Hall, LondonOur train network is vastly inferior to that of any other major European country, and is an embarrassment.
Leighton Lewis, AberdarePrivatisation only lets ministers obtain public funds to line their pockets.